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Sunday, 4 December 2011

It's A Surprise!

You think you'll never forget, but all too soon the memories fade and if you're not careful they can disappear altogether! I know we were living in Leeds at the time because I remember the layout of the house. It must have been 1st December 2002, then. The Boy would have been very nearly 3, and The Girl (as she was then), 7 months old, would have been having one of her brief naps! I know it was 1st December because that's The Doctor's birthday. He was busy working upstairs in the corner of the bedroom that served as his study at the time. I asked The Boy to help me to make a special cake - a birthday cake - a surprise for Daddy. He was delighted at the idea, and happily weighed, sifted and stirred with me. And then, before I could stop him, he shouted up the stairs:

What a great story & the perfect photo to go with your layout! Reminds me of when my Mama sent my sister to the store to pick out a dress for me for a birthday gift. When she got home, I asked her what she bought me, and she said, "a dress." My Mama was so mad! LOL

My mum used to tell this story: She went to her mother and said, "Mummy, may I have 10 shillings, please?". Her mother - probably caught at a busy time of day - said "Go and ask Daddy.".... so off she went to her dad. "Daddy, may I have 10 shillings please?""Now then, what does a little girl like you want with 10 whole shillings?""I want to buy you a pair of slippers, as a surprise for your birthday."She got her 10 shillings - and my grandfather was wonderfully surprised to receive a lovely pair of slippers for his (23rd December!) birthday!.

Thanks Mel, for sharing a fab story - and stirring up a lovely memory for me too. x

...is what I speak. It describes what I actually say (nonsense, mostly) and how I say it (ie my accent, which is a mixture of all sorts - a bit of North of England, a bit of Irish, a bit of South West England, a lot of just me!) The word comes from my name, Mel, and the fact that I'm one-quarter Welsh. But there's not actually any Welsh in my accent. Go figure...